Máire tried to stop Roisa McIlnery, who was infected by the Hoothi fibres, from shooting herself, but Roisa put Máire to sleep with a drug. When Máire awoke, she nursed Ace, who was affected by the thorn by Jan, to health and went after him while he was procuring a shuttle to head for the Hoothi sphere. While helping the shuttle, Máire betrothed Ace and Jan to be wed.